Ageing and Development: Theories and Research (Texts in Development Psychology Series) - Softcover

Coleman, Peter G.; O'Hanlon, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340758945 ISBN 13: 9780340758946

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

With increasing numbers of people living to advanced ages, a better understanding is required of the nature and experience of aging in all its aspects. This concise book provides a detailed overview of the theories and research that explain adult development into old age. The classic accounts of theorists such as Jung and Erikson are considered, along with those of their present-day successors. The book focuses on theories of adjustment and loss, which dominate current gerontological research.
A feature of the book is the section devoted to the psychology of advanced old age, to life in states of physical and/or mental frailty, and to the survival of the self in these circumstances. This book will be of interest to undergraduate students taking courses in developmental psychology and the psychology of ageing and social gerontology as well as to postgraduate students in developmental psychology.

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About the Author

PETER G. COLEMAN is Professor of Psychogerontology at the University of Southampton, a joint appointment between the Schools of Psychology and Medicine.
ANN O'HANLON obtained her PhD in Lifespan Developmental Psychology at the University of Southampton and is now based at the Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340758945
• ISBN 13: 9780340758946
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256